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page 1Lift Lines 155, November 2013S N O W S P O R T C L U B

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Mountain High Snowsport Club, PO Box 2182, Portland, OR 97208

2013 CALENDARBlue: Mountain High eventsRed: NWSCC / FWSA / Multi-clubBlack: General events

Nov. 8 - 10 (Fri.-Sun.): Ski Swap -Grant/Cleveland High

Nov. 10 (Sun.): Dinner for VeteransNov. 15-17 (Fri-Sun.): Ski Fever &

Snowboard Show at Expo Ctr.Nov. 16 (Sat.): Pray for Snow PartyNov. 18 (Mon.): Ski FairNov. 20 (Wed.): Mt. High Kickoff

PartyNov. 21 (Thr.): PACRAT 101 Intro to racingNov. 25 (Mon.): Mt. High Board meetingNov. 30 (Sat.): Mt. High Wine Tour

Dec. 18 (Wed.): NWSCC meeting & PACRAT race bibs pickup

TRIPSJan. 25 – Feb. 1: FWSA Ski Week

Beaveer Creek, COJan. 27 – Feb. 1: Idaho bus trip

Schweitzer Mt., Lookout Pass, Silver Mt.

Feb. 22 – 27: FWSA Mini week Snowbasin, UT

Feb. 21 – 23: Mt. Bachelor bus tripFeb. 23 – Mar. 1: Lake Tahoe SamplerMar. 6 – 15: FWSA International week

Zermatt, SwitzerlandMar. 21 – 23: Leavenworth bus trip

Mission Ridge, Stevens Pass

Note the color code. Our club is blue.

To Do List1. See Oregon Trail & Mt. Hood videos.2. Read Skiing America article (p.6).3. Buy a Sno-park permit. 4. Sign up for trips by our Kickoff party .5. Join us at a social event (pp. 3-4).

DecisionsIt’s time to plan out your winter. It’s time to renew your membership, join a PACRAT team, buy a ski pass and a Sno-park permit, and decide which trips to sign up for. Some deadlines have already come and gone, others are rapidly approaching. Don’t procrastinate. Read this issue from cover to cover and make note of the stuff that’s important to you. Any potential new racers should attend the upcoming PACRAT 101 event and the team captains need to pick up the race bibs at the NWSCC/PACRAT meeting on Wednesday, December 18.

Let’s Have Some FunMt.High

Wine Tour (Nov. 30)

Mt. High Kickoff Party (Nov. 20)

Join a PACRAT team!

Ski Fair (Nov. 18)

Membership Sno-Park PermitsMt. High

Renew your m e m b e r s h i p at the Ski Fair or the Kickoff

party. Or print the Membership Signup form at the FORMS & DOCS page and mail it in.It’s best to renew in person, so we can give you your membership card.

On Mt. Hood you can get a $30 ticket for not having a

sno-park permit. An annual per-mit at the DMV costs $25. At the Ski Fair, John Moss will be selling them for $30. The $5 fee helps support the Ski Patrol.

page 2 Lift Lines 155, November 2013M O U N T A I N H I G H S N O W S P O R T C L U BRecent Events

Highway CleanupOctober 26, 2013. (Saturday) - 13 people participated.On a nice, sunny October day, we assembled at Skibowl’s parking lot. Unfortunately, we forgot to take a group picture there, so all we have is a few photos taken later. We split up into groups of 3 or 4, and each group covered just half a mile, on our 2-mile stretch of Highway 26, just west of Government Camp, from milepost 51 to 53. We picked up 26 bags of trash thrown away by people tavelling the highway. After two hours of work, we assembled for lunch at Charlie’s Mountainview Pub.

Warren Miller movie/dinnerOct. 25 (Friday). A big thanks to Sandra Smith for organizing another splendid club gathering. She purchased group discounted tickets for 74 people. First, we met for dinner and/or drinks at the Silver Spoon Bistro, a couple of blocks from the theater, and two hours later, we watched the premier of the latest film: “Ticket to Ride”.

The movie seems totally mis-named, as there were no lifts or lift tickets in it. In fact, practically no regular ski areas either. The movie focuses al-most entirely on back-country skiing in far away places, such as Alaska (Tordrillo and Valdez), Montana, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Swiss Alps (Jungfrau region), and Kazakh-stan. Access to the terrain is mainly by helicopter or by hiking, or sometimes by boat and hiking, as in the fjords of Norway and in Greenland.

Aspen is the only resort included, but the scenes filmed there only show terrain park acrobatics. The Aspen slopes outside of the terrain park are not shown.

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The film’s name is justified by a somewhat humorous skit in which Colby West climbs a hill and finds a wise sensei (master), who gives him a shining box containing the “ticket to ride”, but then warns him that ninjas will seek to destroy whoever holds this ticket. It sounds like a setup for a thread that might run through the whole movie. But, no, there is no follow-up to that.

The only little bit of humor is contained in a short 2 or 3 minute collage of old footage from the original Warren Miller films, showing Warren himself.

Overall, the movie is quite pleasing to watch, because of the beautiful scenery, and some very pretty young women athletes, and for the ladies, some semi-naked young guys -- all accomplished Olympic skiers and snowboarders, of course.

The music is good, though a bit too loud in places.

Relatively new sport shown: speed skiing with a parachute, a combina-tion of paragliding and skiing.

We’ll have a few copies of this movie to give away at our Kickoff Party.

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page 3Lift Lines 155, November 2013S N O W S P O R T C L U BUpcoming events

13th annual Thanksgiving “Back to the Valley” Wine TourNov. 30, 2013. (Saturday) 10:30 am to approximately 5:00 pm.

This is the 13th anniversary of our popular wine tour on Thanksgiving Saturday.

Meet at Tigard Fred Meyer. Bring some munch-ies to share, and we’ll tailgate somewhere along the line. There are lots of new wineries to check out!

We will rent a 12 passenger van for the day, so the cost will be $10 p/p. If we don’t get 12 to sign up by NOVEMBER 26TH, we will just carpool, which will cut out this $10 fee.

Most wineries charge around $10 to taste, but if a purchase is made, the tasting fee is waived.

Join us for a day of tasting, food, music and fun. This group can guarantee you a good time!

Contact Debbi Kor: ijustwannarun1@comcast.net to RSVP.

Mt.High

Ski Fever & Snowboard Show - Expo Center

Nov. 15-17 (Fri - Sun.)Admission: $13 (but there are $2 coupons available)

Big annual ski show at the Expo Center. Great deals on ski clothing and equipment. Freebies, demonstra-tions., and more.

The latest NW Skiers’ Directory will be unveiled here and distributed for free at the NWSCC booth.

More info at: www.portlandskifever.com.

If you want to volunteer to staff the NWSCC booth for a 3-hour shift (representing ALL local ski clubs) in exchange for a free admission to the show, contact Christine Ciardi, membership@nwskiers.org.

Pray for Snow

Nov. 16, 2013 (Saturday) - Starting at 6 pm.Annual event to help usher in the Winter season, with a live band, dancing, revelry, and the company of friendly skiers. It’s organized by the Schnee Vogeli ski club, but members of ALL local ski clubs are invited.

Location: Charlie’s Pub & Restaurant, Government Camp. Tickets: $15, must be purchased in advance (Limited quanti-ties). Gordy wll have tickets at our Seafood party, Oct. 12.Gordon Lusk: GordyLusk@hotmail.com, 503-804-8363 Dale Parshall: dale.parshall@usbank.com There will be no tickets at the door. This event fills up!

NWSCC, Schnee

page 4 Lift Lines 155, November 2013M O U N T A I N H I G H S N O W S P O R T C L U BUpcoming events

Mt. High Kickoff Party + Mini Ski Swap

November 20 (Wednesday), 6:30 - 9:00 pm.

Our biggest party of the year, marking the start of a new ski season. Come enjoy the following:

* Free food, and door prizes. We’ll give away some Warren Miller movies, some gift certificates, and other stuff.

* Meet your fellow club members. * Renew your membership ($25 singles; $40 couples) * Sign up for trips. (They are all fun!)* Join a PACRAT racing team (It’s fun.). * Bring a friend.* Bring something to sell or swap. We’ll have a mini

ski swap, just like we’ve done for several years now. Bring your skis, jackets, or anything you’d like to sell. But please be there to sell it yourself. This is not an organized ski swap. We don’t have anyone to watch over the stuff. So, be there yourself.

Location: Gray Gables Estate. See MAP. 3009 SE Chestnut Street, Milwaukie.

More info on our web site:www.mthigh.org/#Kickoff_Party

NOTE: Even though this is only the beginning of the season, this event is actually the last opportu-nity to pick up a trip flyer and sign up for the trip in person. Try to decide on a trip or two by this night.

Ski Fair at the Airport Holiday Inn

Nov. 18 (Monday) 6-10 pm Admission: FREE.

One day only, at the Conference Center next to the Airport Holiday Inn, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd.

Meet local ski clubs and ski areas. participate in the Silent Auction, Raffle, and more! See what’s new.

As part of the auction, you can get great deals on lift tickets, lodging, ski trips, ski gear, and more.

All our members can purchase a Meadows 10-time pass for a discount, probably under $400.

You can also renew your club membership at our club’s booth.

To volunteer to staff the Mt. High booth for part of the evening, contact Terry Swan, swans761@juno.com

NWSCC Mt.High

Please attend at least one of these two events. These are the only two times we will be set up to renew your club membership in person, to give you your new membership card and a special little gift. This is also the best time to sign up for a ski trip or two, or ask us any questions you may have. If you can’t come, you can do it all by mail, of course. Please always use the Dough Transmittal Form whenever you send any money to the club.

Click on the f lyer for a larg-er v iew. Then print it and post i t some-where.

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page 5Lift Lines 155, November 2013S N O W S P O R T C L U BMt. Hood History

Mt. Hood / Oregon Trail History Videos - UPDATEWe now have a total of 12 short videos about the roads, trails and special places around Mt. Hood. Every Orego-nian should know this. Where’s the Map turn? Where’s the original Barlow trail? How did Laurel Hill get named?Click on the following links (if you read this online), or go to YouTube and search for “Mt. Hood History”.R1. Mt. Hood Roads & Trails - Introduction.R2. Kiwanis Camp Rd. and Laurel Hill

R3. Silent Rock and Map TurnR4. Barlow PassR5. Pioneer Woman’s GraveR6. Death, Trillium, Summit Meadow, Cemetery.R7. Government CampR8. Old Mt. Hood Loop Highway - west of Govy.R9. Laurel Hill - the steep chute!R10a Old Mt. Hood Highway - west of GovyR10b Old Mt. Hood Highway - east of GovyR11. Tollgate and summary.

Black lines = two suggested bridges.Yellow line = Barlow trail.Purple line = Old Mt. Hood highway.Red line = Modern highway 26

page 6 Lift Lines 155, November 2013M O U N T A I N H I G H S N O W S P O R T C L U BSkiing America

Skiing North Americawith

John & Jewel Andrewby Emilio Trampuz

In the October issue, we started a series of articles about the adventures of John and Jewel Andrew who had decided to spend their retirement years skiing all of North America.

Note also that an introductory article about Skiing North America appears in the latest 2013/2014 issue of the NW Skiers’ Directory, which will be available for free at the upcoming Ski Fever Show, the Ski Fair, and at various ski and sports stores around town.

Keeping a listThis is a major challenge. New ski areas open from time to time - such as Tamarack (Idaho) and Revel-stoke (B.C.), while other ski areas close. Some smaller ski areas don’t even appear on any lists.

So, it’s hard to come up with a defini-tive list and a specific total number. All totaled, the list John and Jewel have assembled contains 747 ski areas, but 63 of them (mainly small ones) have closed or are private, which leaves 684 ski areas in North America (Canada + U.S.).

So far, John and Jewel have skied 519 of them.

Interestingly, the November 2013 issue of Ski Magazine states on page 18 that there are currently 477 ski areas in the United States. This means that John and Jewel have already visited way more ski areas than the total existing in the U.S.

John says: Jewel and I had done only 25 ski areas before we retired (17 years ago). I think that skiing all of them is possible only in retirement, because of the distances and time spent travelling.

I started by buying the “White Book of Ski Areas” and “The Peak Ski Guide and Travel Planner.” The two books were about 95% in agreement. When I began travelling, I found a good many ski areas had closed that were listed in the two books. However, I found other ski areas that were not listed by them. That’s when I began to make my own list. For instance, neither book listed the private ski

areas. I have found 17. Most of them will allow a person to ski. I also found resorts like Blizzard that don’t make it to anyone’s list.

I used to think that the only way to get a complete listing might be to check with the lift inspectors in each state or province because they inspect installations. Then I was told that in some places the inspections are done locally or not at all, Quebec being an example. That’s when I realized that there’s almost no way to get a perfect list of all the ski areas in North America. The last 5%, the little ones, will always be elusive.

Incidentally, when I find a ski area that’s closed perma-nently, I’ll climb it, take a run, and check it off my list. Most of these are under 600 feet. If people are around, I’ll ask permission.

One thing that’s almost constant is the total advertised vertical is just under 700,000 feet. It doesn’t matter if you take out the closed areas or leave them in. If you divide that number by 5,280, you get about 130 miles. Thus, if you stacked all the ski areas on top of one another, you’d have a mountain 130 miles high. Of course, we all ski much more than one run. With our rule of thumb, “one day per thousand feet of vertical,” we get lots of runs at the big ski areas on multiple days, probably millions of vertical feet and hundreds of vertical miles, we don’t keep track.

You too can embark on a similar adventure. If all of North America sounds like too much, set yourself a more modest goal. How about taking on the Northwest Ski Challenge to ski at least 7 Northwest ski areas in a single winter season. You can win a prize for that!

For a more ambitious goal, notice that there are 154 ski areas listed in the Western part of North America (including British Columbia and Alberta). You can see them all listed at: www.mthigh.org/SkiAreas.htm. How about skiing all of those in your lifetime?

On our web site, you can find a modified form of John and Jewel’s spreadsheet with 3 added columns. One shows that Emilio has skied 99 ski areas. You might not beat John & Jewel, but surely you can beat Emilio! The other two columns are for Persons A and B. Make those your own and start entering a “1” for every ski area visited. See: www.mthigh.org/Documents/North-American-Ski-Areas-2013-09-15.xls

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page 7Lift Lines 155, November 2013S N O W S P O R T C L U BRecreational Racing

PACRAT NewsPacific NW Area Clubs Recreational Alpine Teams

It’s time to get your 10-person teams organized, or join one. For more info on racing this winter please check out www.mthigh.org/Racing.htm.

If you need assistance with getting placed on a specific team, contact Bruce Kuper at: bruku@comcast.net or phone: 503-975-8039.

Team captains, please let Bruce know the status of your team. Do you need more racers? How many?

Bruce KuperMt. High Racing Director

2013/2014 PACRAT Race DatesDate LocationJanuary 5 NASTAR Open race Mt. Hood SkibowlJanuary 12 Mt. Hood SkibowlJanuary 26 Mt. Hood MeadowsFebruary 9 Mt. Hood SkibowlMarch 2 NASTAR Open race Mt. Hood SkibowlMarch 16 Mt. Hood MeadowsMarch 30 TimberlineApril 6 Make up Timberline only if a race is canceledApril 4-6 FWRA Championships, Mammoth Mt.Apr. 18 (Fri.) Rat Attack Awards Party (tentative)

PACRAT 101 - Intro to racingNov. 21 (Thurs.) 6:30 pm. A recruitment and education class, open to everyone. Bring friends! Tubby’s Deli, 3330 N.W. Yeon Avenue, Portland.

NASTAR Races open to allJan. 5 and Mar. 2 Both of these NASTAR races at Mt. Hood Skibowl are open to all. Just show up. Bring $10 for 2 runs, or $20 for unlimited number of runs. Registration in the Outback Lodge 8 - 9 am.

Mt. High Team captainsTeam name Team captain Email address / Phone #Avalanche Express Gary Gunderson ktgpdx@frontier.comBlizzardos Linda Eidemiller 2lindaloo@gmail.comChilled Brewskis Brenda Becerra LetsPlayOnTheMt@hotmail.comFrosted Flakes Stevie Viaene stevie.viaene@gmail.comInfra-Rats Bruce Ellison yuffiet@comcast.netLab Rats Lonny Schiller jandjkarsten@msn.comMixed Nuts Samy Fouts samyfouts@comcast.netMt. Hoodlums Phil Mant phil6666@aol.comPsychothermia Chris Coleman christopherdcoleman@hotmail.comRat Racers Eric Ort eort@mail.comRattitudes Chris Wiley Chris2007@Yhuji.comSchussing Shysters McCoy Smith McCoySmith@comcast.netSlack Rats Beth Paraskeva alnbeth@gmail.com Vertical Junkies Bob Lawrence BobL_Vjunkies@nwretractablescreens.comVertigo Madness Tom Cansler tomcansler@qualitytank.com

You Are Invited! - Colleen HankinsFor nearly 30 years PACRAT Racing (Pacific Northwest Area Clubs Recreational Alpine Teams) has offered adult ski club members an exciting and fun opportunity to participate in recreational alpine racing on Mt. Hood. While some PACRATers have raced for years, many of our members have joined PACRAT as beginner and intermediate skiers and snowboarders.

If you are looking for team camaraderie and friendly fun competition - we are the league for you!. Many racers join primarily for the social aspect and throw in some racing! Each PACRAT team consists of 10 racers and

each racer is handicapped after the first race and placed into one of 7 skill levels ranging from novice to elite based on individual time. All racers are also dual-scored under the NASTAR scoring system, so you can see how you compare on the NATIONAL level too! All racers who qualify may attend the NASTAR National Championships. To join a team, the only requirements are to be 18, a member of a NWSCC club, and to pay race fees of $95 for the season. Dues include your bib, 5 races, discounted race day lift tickets, après ski parties with door prizes and refreshments, pins for placement in your categories, NASTAR standings and pins, and an end-of-season “Rat Attack” Awards Party. This is the best “bang for your buck” entertainment value on the mountain!!! Check us out at www.PACRATs.org for race dates and sign-up instructions.

Ski ya on the mountain!!!

Colleen HankinsDirector of PACRAT Membership, 2013/2014

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Whistler Cabin TripJan. 19-25, 2014. This annual trip to a cabin just 5 min-utes from Whistler village attracts people from several local ski clubs and it usually fills up quickly, because it can only accommodate about a dozen people. But two couples who had originally signed up have family doings at the time of the trip. So, there are now two double beds open. Hope to fill with some couples. $290 a person. Includes lodging for a week. Lift tickets not included. Contact Bill Leeper, wcleeper@hotmail.com

Mt. Hood News web site: ShredHood.orgShredHood.org is a new web site devoted to every-thing related to Snow and Mt. Hood. It contains the latest news, classifieds, racing, new school, old

school, videos, slides, events, and other resources.

The web site was started by Ben Jacklet, a local jour-nalist. Check it out: http://shredhood.org/

A link to this site has been added on our web site’s Useful Links page, See http://www.mthigh.org/Links.htm

New bus service to Mt. HoodA new Mountain Ex-press bus service will operate six to eight runs a day, year-round except for Thanksgiv-ing and Christmas, between Sandy and

Mount Hood, stopping at Skibowl, Government Camp, and Timberline. Fare is $2 one way, or a book of 20 rides brings the price down to $1.50. That’s less than you’d spend on gas!

The service has already started, as of October 1, 2013. Three additional trips will be added during the winter season, December 1 - March 31. The best time for us is:

1. Leave Sandy Transit Center at 7:55 am, arrive at Skibowl West at 8:32 am, arrive at Timberline at 9:00 am.

2. Depart from Timberline at 2:45 pm or 4:45 pm. arrive in Sandy at 3:50 or 5:50 pm.

See the schedule on the Clackamas County Mountain Express website, www.clackamas.us/socialservices/documents/MTX%20schedule%2010-2013.pdf

How Steep is this Slope?An inclinometer is a device that measures the angle of inclination – in this case the steepness of a slope.

That’s Doug Pilcher in the photo, warming up for a PACRAT race.

A very simple inclinometer is printed on a sticker and wrapped around a ski pole.

The photo illustrates how a mea-surement is taken by eyeballing the side of the slope against the lines on the inclinometer. This slope is approximately 26 degrees (give or take one or two degrees).

Anyone attending the Ski Fair (Nov. 18) or our Kickoff Party (Nov. 20) will be able to get one of these.

We will also produce a customized version just for Bruce Kuper, an inclinometer that measures beyond 60 degrees - the Bruce Zone!

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page 9Lift Lines 155, November 2013S N O W S P O R T C L U BMt. High Trips

Idaho Panhandle bus trip

Jan. 27 - Feb. 1, 2014. 6 days/ 5 nights / 5 days skiing.

We’ll ski and stay at Schweitzer Mt. for 3 days and nights to make use of the 3 free lift tickets with the Fu-sion Pass/ Powder Alliance deal. It’s OK if you don’t have the Fusion Pass; you’ll just have to pay a bit more.

Schweitzer Mt. is one of the few places in the US of-fering true ski-in/ski-out, and great powder. Schweitzer Mt. is known for its powder, glade skiing, long cruisers, snow ghosts and fantastic views of Lake Pend Oreille.

Also, you can learn about the legend of Phineas Sch-weitzer, hear his ghost, and see some of his inventions, such as the 6-pack chairlift and the fog-o-meter!

Then we’ll move to Kellogg, Idaho, where we will stay for 2 nights near the bottom of the gondola to Silver Mt.

On the first day there, we’ll have our bus take us about 25 minutes east to Lookout Pass ski area on the Montana border. This is Idaho’s number 1 powder place. It gets significantly more snow than Schweitzer Mt.

At Lookout Pass, you can ski the Idaho side, the Mon-tana side, and the North side. At lunch, notice that the day lodge is built right on the State line, and you can have lunch in the Montana dining room or in the Idaho dining room.

TRIPSHere are the ski trips planned for this season. Also, see more details on our web site, on the TRIPS page.

Note that all 3 Mt. High trips will be bus trips. Notice the bus symbol on the right side of the trip headline.

When planning your trip(s), remember the Fusion Pass/Powder Alliance deal can save you $180 on the Idaho trip, and $50 on the Leavenworth trip.

Mt.High On the last day of the trip, we will ski at Silver Moun-tain, just a gondola ride above our lodgings. Silver Mt. has opened two new trails recently. Last winter, they opened the “Bootlegger” trail. This year, a new trail has been added named “Shady Lady” and the challenge will be to find where it is.

We’ll have to stop skiing shortly after lunch ... or maybe you can skip lunch and keep on skiing. We need to leave early because we’ll have a long drive home.

Our bus will leave Kellogg around 2 pm, and we should be back in Portland some time shortly after 9 pm on Saturday night. Then you’ll have all of Sunday to rest and recover from the trip.

The price covers lodging, skiing, and bus transporta-tion, as well as at least one dinner. Regular = $875. Senior (65+) = $835. If you have a Fusion Pass, you can save a lot on this trip thanks to the Powder Alliance deal. Regular with Fusion pass = $695. Senior with Fusion pass = $675.These Fusion Pass prices also apply if you have pur-chased a Ski3 pack of tickets directly from Schweitzer.

Use our Dough Transmittal Form for all payments. Pay in full by December 27. No refunds after that.

Details on our web site. Contact: Emilio, 503-378-0171, Emilio2000@earthlink.net

Schweitzer Mt.

Kay Kinyon at Silver Mt.

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Leavenworth bus trip

March 21 - 23, 2014. Bus trip. We’ll leave Portland on Friday at 4 pm and return Sunday by about 9:30 pm.

2 nights / 2 days skiing at:

1. Mission Ridge. 2,250’ vertical. 1 Express Quad, 3 Doubles. You can ski by a World War II bomber that crashed there.

2. Stevens Pass, lots of tree skiing, front and back + lots of cruisers! 1,800’ vertical on 3 sides of 2 different mountains, served by 3 Quads, 4 Triples, 3 Doubles.

Lodging: Obertal Inn, right in the middle of Leaven-worth. Rooms with fireplace or jacuzzi available.

Dinner: Saturday night, included in the trip price, we’ll have dinner at King Ludwig’s restaurant, with live polka music!

Mt. Bachelor bus tripFeb. 21 - 23, 2014. 2 nights / 2 days skiing.

We’ll be leaving Friday evening around 5:30 pm or so, and will return to Portland Sunday evening.

If the weather is good, you can ski all 360 degrees around the mountain. Lots of terrain to explore, including powder, glades, open meadows, and more.

Lodging at the Bend Riverside Inn & Suites.

Price: Adults: $250, or $135 without lift tickets. Seniors 65-69 : $230 Super-seniors 70+ : $205

Deposit: $100. Full payment due by January 20. Please use our Dough Transmittal Form for all payments.

Mt.High

Mt.High Price: Adult $299 or $250 (if you have Fusion Pass) Super-seniors (70+): $250 For room with fireplace: add $23 pp. For just 4 instead of 5 in townhome: add $30pp

The price covers lodging, skiing, and bus transporta-tion, as well as one dinner. But there are many variables on this trip, so please see more details on our web site.

Use our Dough Transmittal Form for all payments. Full payment due by February 20. No refunds after Feb. 20 unless you can fill your spot. Please specify if you want one of the special rooms.

NOTE: Only 38 spots available at the standard rate. After those 38 spots get filled, you’ll only be able to sign up for the more expensive options

Contact: Trip leader Linda McGavin, 503-652-2840, Trips@mthigh.org

Wally at Stevens Pass

Bomber wing at Mission Ridge

Make check payable to Mountain High and mail it to the PO Box address at the top of the form.

More on our web site. Contact: Debbi Kor, 503-314-7078, ijustwannarun1@comcast.net

Leeway trail on Mt. Bachelor

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FWSA Mini Ski Week: Snowbasin, UT

International Ski Week: Zermatt, Switzerland

Feb. 22 - 27, 2014. 5 nights / 3 or 4 days. Lodging is at La Quinta Inn in Layton, Utah, about 25 minutes from the Snowbasin ski area.

Price = $425 - $475. Included: 5 nights lodging, wel-come and farewell parties, pub crawl, 3 or 4 days at Snowbasin, and shuttle bus from Layton to Snowbasin. Not included: Air or transportation from airport. Trip Leader: Gloria Raminha, 661-829-5996 [H], 661-800-8229 [C], garski2011@gmail.com.Details: http://www.fwsa.org/Travel/NAski/2014-FWSA-Snowbasin/2014-FWSA-Snowbasin.html

March 6 - 15, 2014. Price = $1,908 - $2,908. Included: 7 nights lodging in a choice of 3 hotels, wel-come and farewell parties, breakfast & dinner daily,

airport ground transfers, tour escort, 2 apres ski parties.Air-fare: Additional $1,109 + $526 fuel surcharge + $126 in departure taxes. Both fees might change. Not included: Lift tickets, optional day tours, optional post-trip extensions to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain.Trip Leader: Debbie Stewart, VP International Travel, 430 S. Church St., Visalia, CA 93277, 559-734-9294 [B] 559-737-0882 [C], vpinternationaltravel@fwsa.org

FWSA Ski Week: Beaver Creek, COJan. 25 - Feb. 1, 2014. This is an annual week of skiing, bringing together ski clubs from all over the West. Only the location is differ-ent each year. See details at:

http://www.fwsa.org/Travel/NAski/2014-FWSA-BeaverCreek/2014-FWSA-BeaverCreek.html Included: 7 nights lodging, Mountain Rally, Welcome Party, Races, Pub Crawl, Mountain Picnic, Banquet, Awards Après Party, Transportation to FWSA Events, 5 or 6 Day Lift Ticket good at 5 Colorado Resorts: Beaver Creek, Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin.Not included: Air or airport ground transportation. Contact: Christine Ciardi, c2blondie@hotmail.com 503-819-3128. Base price = $1,229.

FWRA ChampionshipsApril 4-6, 2014. Annual inter-club competition. This year, it will be held at Mammoth Mt., CA.

Slalom on one day and Gi-ant Slalom on the other.

This is a great opportunity to experience what a real Slalom course feels like! All our PACRAT racers are automatically qualified to enter this competition.

Details have not been announced yet, but they should probably be published soon on the Far West Racing Association web site, http://fwra.com/

Contact: Bob Ellis, rellis9681@aol.com

Tahoe SamplerFeb. 23 - Mar. 1, 2014. Mt. High members are invited to join this flex-ible carpooling trip.

Cost: $332 (pp/do, land only). $150 down, bal-

ance by Jan. 1. (Single room: add $176.20.) No guests - you must be a member of ANY ski club.

Included: • 6 nights lodging, • Hospitality room on Sun, Mon, Fri., • 2 Group dinners. • Dinner dance cruise on Tahoe Queen paddle wheeler • A trip souvenir.

Lodging: at the Bluelake Inn, within a few blocks of the casinos and the Heavenly gondola. Each room has a refrigerator and microwave.

Skiing: We’ll be taking advantage of any lift ticket deals that are offered by the 16 different ski areas. Last year, we skied 5 areas for about $200. This year, Sierra-at-Tahoe is part of the Powder Alliance (see page 8).

Note that this is also a cross-country and snowshoe trip.

Contact: Bob Burns: 503-524-5261 (phone/fax), bob@inkjetman.com.

Make checks payble to Bergfreunde Ski Club.

Send payments to: Bob Burns, 9980 SW Citation Place, Beaverton, OR 97008. Include: Your name; club name; address; phone numbers; and email address.

Details: www.mthigh.org/Trips.htm#Tahoe_Sampler

Bergfreunde

Multi-club Trips

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Coupons forPortland Ski Show

Print these coupons if you plan to attend the Portland Ski Fever & Snowboard Show at the Expo Center. Admission for adults is $13, so this will save you a bit.

Miscellaneous

June Mt. ReopensJune Mountain, which is owned by Mammoth, will reopen after a year’s hiatus from operations. The initial closing in 2012 shocked many of the townspeople of June Lake, Calif., who rely heavily upon the skier-snowboarder business at the mountain.

After a year of work on the hill, Mammoth officials announced the reopening of June Mountain this summer, with new Chair 1, more snowmaking and a greater emphasis on families and beginners.

Breckenridge ExpandsBreckenridge (CO) has added 500 acres to its terrain on Peak 6, with two intermediate-level alpine bowls, and 10 new trails.

Ski trip signups are happening now!

Season OverviewTo get a good overview of our club’s varied activities, check out our web site Photos page. It con-tains photos from 22 past events. All the photos will be moved a layer deeper, to our photo ar-chives, and the current photos page will be cleared within the next few weeks to make room for new upcoming events.

Mt. Bachelor offers lift ticket deal to ski clubsMt. Bachelor is again offering a NWSCC Club Deal for all Mt. High and NWSCC Club members! Lift tickets just $52 when you show your club membership card. But, read the instructions carefully:

This is only for the 2013-14 season. Tickets must be purchased before 4 pm December 20th 2013 by calling 1-800-829-2442 and asking for the NWSCC Club Deal.

Your NWSCC/Mt. High membership card & photo ID will be necessary to pick up your tickets at Mt. Bachelor ticket window. Black out dates are Dec 26-31 Jan 1-4, Jan 18-19 and Feb 15-16. Tickets are non refundable and non transferable. One lift ticket can be redeemed per day.

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Mountain High snowsport club contacts: President: Kurt Krueger H: 503-625-1492, President@mthigh.orgVice-President: Terry White H: 503-781-4558 TWhite223@msn.comSecretary: Chris Brooks H: 503-764-5323, jruffman@al.comTreasurer: Nancy Pratt H: 503-593-9427, Treasurer@mthigh.orgMembership Director: Terry Swan H: 503-729-3435 swans761@juno.comRace Director: Bruce Kuper H: 503-975-8039, bruku@comcast.netNewsletter Editor: Emilio Trampuz H: 1-503-378-0171, newsletter@mthigh.orgSocial Activities: Debbi Kor H: 503-314-7078, ijustwannarun1@comcast.net Golf: Cal Eddy H: 503-805-8606, baebaw@ccgmail.netHiking: Chris Brooks H: 503-764-5323, jruffman@aol.comMid-week skiing: Ken Brundidge H: 503-720-0620, KenBrundidge@comcast.netTrip Director: Linda McGavin H: 503-652-2840, Trips@mthigh.org Trip Leader: Gordon Lusk H: 503-804-8363, GordyLusk@hotmail.com

DOUGH TRANSMITTAL FORMMail check payable to: Mountain High Snowsport Club, PO Box 2182, Portland, OR 97208.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY: [ ] New membership [ ] Renewal

Name(s): _________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

Phone (Hm): ________________ Phone (Wk): _______________

Email (Hm): ________________ Email (Wk): _________________

Email Preferences: - Newsletter (once a month): [ ] yes, link only [ ] yes, complete file [ ] no [ ] No changes - Club news & events (between newsletters): [ ] yes [ ] no (same as last year) - Other ski news (NWSCC, FWSA, ski areas, trips...): [ ] yes [ ] no - Is it OK to share your email address with other club members? [ ] Yes [ ] No

Please take my money, and apply it toward the following Ski Club fun stuff: Deposit? Paid in full? Annual Membership (Oct. 1, 2012 - Sept. 2013): Single ($25); couple ($40) $ _________ __________ PACRAT Racing (2014) $95 for the whole season . Team: _______________ $ _________ __________ Idaho trip (Jan. 27-Feb. 1). W/o / With Fusion Pass $875 / $695. Senior: $835 / $675 $ _________ __________ Mt. Bachelor (Feb. 21-23). Adult: $250, Senior (65-69): $230, Over 70: $205. $ _________ __________ Leavenworth (Mar. 21-23). $299 (or $250 w/Fusion pass). Over 70: $250. $ _________ __________ Other: _______________________________________________________ $ _________ __________

Comments (For whom you are paying. Roommate requests,...): _________________________________________________Signature(s): ________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________Signature(s): ________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________See our Trips cancellation policy on our web site: http://www.mthigh.org/Documents/Trip-Cancellation-Policy.pdf

Mountain High MeetingUsually the last Monday.

Nov. 25 (Mon.): Open to all who want to get more involved with the club. Gather at 6:00 pm. Start at 6:30 pm.

Location: Round Table Pizza, 10070 SW Barbur Blvd. (near Capitol Hwy.)

Contacts / Club info

By joining the Mountain High Snowsport Club, I acknowledge that I am responsible for my own safety and conduct. I hereby agree to be bound by all Mountain High Snowsport Club bylaws and regulations, including the Trip Cancellation Policy. I hereby release Mountain High Snowsport Club, and any of their agents (officers, directors, trip cap-tains, and any other Club representatives) from liability for personal injury, property damage, or any other liability of any kind connected with my participation in any club-related activity. Furthermore, I agree to indemnify and hold the Club and any of their agents harmless from any and all liabilities of any kind which may be incurred or asserted against the Club or any of their agents in any way relating to my negligence or willful misconduct connected with my participation in the club’s activities.

General info:info@mthigh.org

Web site:www.mthigh.org

Man & Woman of the YearOur club’s Man and Woman of the Year, are: Bruce Kuper, who is also our new Racing Director, and Chris Brooks, our former club Secretary, and also our ongoing hikes leader.

Bruce Kuper Chris Brooks

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The November 2013 issue is posted on our web site. Also: 385 copies sent via email (as PDF files) 22 paper printed copies sent via US Mail.Copies are sent to potential members, other clubs, etc..Please help us minimize the cost of mailing paper copies.Send your email address to: newsletter@mthigh.org.

Club membership = 323Emilio Trampuz Mountain High Newsletter editor4742 Liberty Rd. S., #296Salem, OR 97302

Please check our web site,www.mthigh.orgfor updates.

Mt. High MembershipOur club membership runs from October 1st to the end of September of the follow-ing year. So, it’s about time to start renewing by mail. Most people renew their

membership in person at one of our two main events:

1. The Ski Fair, Nov. 18, at the Airport Holiday Inn.

2. The Mt. High Kickoff Party, Nov. 20, at the Gray Gables Estates in Milwaukie, OR. Stay tuned!

When you renew in person, you will receive your membership card right away. Even if you renew by mail, please pick up your card at one of these events. We don’t normally mail them out, except by special request to our Membership director, Terry Swan, 503-729-3435 swans761@juno.com

NWSCC NewsBy being a Mt. High mem-ber, you are also auto-matically a member of the NWSCC.

The NW Ski Club Council holds meetings on the 3rd Wednesday approximately every other month. These meetings are open to every-

one. The next meeting will be:

December 18 (Wed.) 6 pm.

At Tubby’s Deli, 3330 N.W. Yeon Avenue, Portland.

Topics include:PACRAT racing bib pickup - Team captains be there!PIE Auction, Safety, Learn to Ski month, ... etc..

For more information, see the NWSCC web site at: http://www.nwskiers.org/

See the monthly NWSCC Newsletter at: www.nwskiers.org/Newsletter/Newsletter.htm

NWSCC